"One of the most emotional was Julio Davila, a former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy and a pioneer member of the church here. Davila said he has seen the church grow from tiny congregational groups to almost 100,000 members. "

"The Bogota Colombia Temple, built to serve approximately 95,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be dedicated in a series of ceremonies beginning today. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley will preside over 11 dedicatory sessions for the 57th operating temple... More than 125,000 people attended a three-week open house, which ended April 17, before dedicatory sessions began. The 53,000-square-foot temple sits on a 3.7-acre site and contains missionary and patron housing, a Family History Center, a distribution center and a cafeteria. "

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"Temple Dedicated in Bogota, Colombia " in Ensign, July 1999, pg. 75.

"Located about 10 miles from downtown Bogota, the Church's 57th operating temple has four ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms, with a total of 53,500 square feet. Prior to the dedication, about 127,000 people toured the building... "

"BOGOTA, COLOMBIA ?Calling the workmanship of the new Bogota Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a tribute to the faith of local members, President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple Saturday. The Bogota temple, the church's 57th such facility, was dedicated 15 years after it was first announced... Made of marble and granite, the Bogota temple has been described by many as one of the most beautiful buildings in Colombia... Some 120,000 visitors toured the facility during its open house. More than 20,000 came on the final day... "

Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. "

"Paez [Páez]: Alternate names: Nasa; Location: Colombia; Population: 68,487 (1980); Religion: Roman Catholicism; evangelical Protestantism "; "Jesuits were originally given responsibility for converting the numerous tribes of southwestern Colombia. They established some mission centers but were stubbornly resised by the Paez. After centuries of comparatively meager results, from the missionaries' point of view, the task was taken up by the Lazarists. These missionaries began to work among the Paez in 1905. They learned the Paez language and still maintain missions among them. The result today is a rather unique blend of Paez religious customs and beliefs and important aspects of Catholicism. Currently, the Paez still maintain their own shamans. Some Paez Indians have also become Catholic priests. Since the 1930s there have been organized groups of evangelical Protestants among the Paez. "

Number here ( "# congregations ") represent total of all orgs: Dianetic Centers, Celebrity Centers, missions, etc.; "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. "

"Elders from Colombia's U'wa Indian tribe denied Friday that a pair of newborn twins, considered by the tribe a curse and evil omen, would be killed in a ritual sacrifice... U'wa includes about 5,000 people who live in close-knit communities on tribal lands in 4 northern provinces in Colombia, including Arauca. "

"Vaupes: Location: Colombia (along the Vaupes River); Language: A variety of Amerindian or mixed langauges and dialects, including Tukano and Lingua Geral; Spanish; Portuguese; Religion: Indigenous beliefs... The vaupes Indians of Colombia comprise several major tribes, including the Caribes, the Cubeos, the Uananas, the Karapanas, the Tucanos, and the Macus. Another tribe, the Arawaks, live further north along the Isana river. "

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Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702.

Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations "; In an area where westernmost Brazil borders Peru and Colombia

"Apostolic Church of Jesus. Current address not obtained for this edition... was founded by Antonio Sanches, who had become converted in an evangelistic meeting led by Mattie Crawford in Pueblo, Colorado in 1923, and his brother George Sanches. The Sanches brothers began to preach to the Spanish-speaking population of the city and in 1927 organized the first congregation of the Apostolic Church of Jesus. "

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